The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-04-28

music will form features Of the exercises. and
/ the building is 10 be illuminated from top TO
bottom. The two large halls will be opened for
! inspection, and the exercises TO take place will
he open 10 the public. The building is to be
/ handsomely fitted up and the Managing Com
mittee Of the Grand Army are doing everything
| in their power to make the dedication an event
not likely 10 be forgotten. The committee is
as follows: J. c. S. Burger, Chairman; X. j.
Blakelock, Secretary; Newton Ferree, Treas
urer; John y. Church and J. w. Butcher.
THE GARFIELD STATUE.
The bronze statue OF Garfield, made by Mr..
! ]. @. A. Ward, the sculptor, for the Society of
the Army Of the Cumberland, has been h0isted
TO it's place on the granite pedestal in the little
4 circle at Maryland avenue and First streets
/ southwest. The statue is now enveloped in a
covering Of black cloth. and will not be exposed
to public view until il is formally unyailed on
the 18th Of May. The pedestal is iB the form
/ Of a round tower, and near the base has three
/ brackets, on which three symbolical figures IN
bronze viii be placed. Only one Of these figures
has arrived. The figure of Garfield, OF heroic
size, stands facing Maryland avenue, and on
/ the pedestal on that side is the simple lnscrlp-
ton, jaime A. Garfield, ls3l-lSSl." On the
southeastern side OF the pedestal the following
/ inscription is carved: Majors General U. 5. v,
] lANllotA % AhiElASHr fNtnaADI anu iAoAhNhb Va
/ the United States of America" On the side
facing the northeast is the inscription, Erected
/ 10y his comrades of the Society Of the Army OF
the Cumberland, May IL, lSs7.
The following order Of exercises Tor the un-
vailing has been arranged
National salute at sunrise Rt Washington Bar
1 racks
First. Society Of Army OF Cumberland 20 meet
at Arlington Hotel at 10 a. m. from which point IL
will march 10 Grand Army Hall for organization
The members desiring TO join in the procession
viii take their position in line nj such place as the
Grand Marshal shall indicate, and VIII pass nj once
To the grand stand, when the column halls at Tie
/ statue.
second Upon the arrival OF the procession at the
! statue at intersection of West FIRST street and
! Maryland avenue, the following ceremonies VIII
/ take place.
Irsl. Prayer, Rev, DR.. Geisey, Second. Music;
/ Hail Columbia" 40 minutes). Third Unwilling
statue, national salute navy yard and on Monu-
meni grounds Give minutesl. Fourth: Music. vocal
and instrumental eight minutcs). Firth. Address
1 of J. w. keiier, part of Monument Committee,
10 Gen. Sheridan co minutes). Sixth. Acceptance
by Gen sheridan and transfer 10 the President Tive
| minutes Seventh Acceptance 10y the President
OF the United States. Eighth. Benediciion by Rev.
Il. ID. Power.
RECEIPTS FROM INTERNAL REVENUE.
The total collections of Internal Revenue
during the first nine months of the fiscal year
| ending June 30, 1857, were Ss3 9Sl, 2Oi, being
$575,7SS less than the collections during the
corresponding period of the last fiscal year.
The collections from spirits were Si6,66S, l4l, a
decrease of $3927,737: from tobacco, SD, 443,-
OBI, an increase Of 81, BOG 296; from fermented
liquors. Sl5 lS2,75S, being an increase of 81, 5l9,-
6O3; from oleomargarine, SiSl ,246; from mis-
cellaneous objects, S20l so, being an increase
OF Sil,2O3. The receipts for March, 1857, were
$34l sl9 greater than those for March, 1886, the
I increase being mainly i'm receipts from tobacco
/ nd tod 1ipnnru frhoya Kpae small ia.
crease in the receipts from spirits. Commits
siOner Miller estimates that the receipts for the
present fiscal year will aggregate SllS,0O0,OOO
as against Sll6,9O2, SEQ for the last fiscal year.
SUCCESSOR TO col. SCOTT.
The appointment Of successor 10 the late
Col. T. n. Scott, who had charge Of the compi'
latiOn OF the Records of the Rebellion, will be
made in few days. The Secretary Of War has
submitted 10 the President the names of Lieut..
Col. Henry NJ. Lazelle, 23d Inf; Maj. Robert
III. Hall, 22d Inf. and Asst Adi't-Gen. Thomas
Nj. Vincent, as those Of persons lac considers
thoroughly well qualified toassume the respOn.
siblity Of compiling the remaining volumes OF
the records. Col Lazele was Colonel of the
10th n. Y. Cav. Mai. Hall was company Off.
Ger ia the 10th u. 5. during the war. Gen
Vincent was Captain in the ID u. S. Art. in
1862, '64, and since then has been in the Adju'
tant Generals Office.
NElEhANS IN ItE NlI1.
Comrade Louis Petty, 92d Ohio, Stewart, o.
was in the city during the past week looking
after his pension. His regiment belonged Il
Turchin's Brigade of the Army OF the Cumber-
land. and he passed unframed through all th,
battles until the evening OF the second day al
Chickamauga, when he was hurt and fell int
the hands of the rebels, who kept him in prison
the rest Of the war.
Col. r. w. Him. ID n. Y. Cav Salem, Ore.
l.x~ I'm, IL, cff 1.cs :.
President of the State Association of Ex- Pris
oners Of War and Aid on the Staff Of the Com,
mandcr-in Chief. He was wounded in the
raid made by Sheridan toward Stanton, and
was confined in the Jail at Powhatan Court
house until his wound healed sufficiently Il
permit his transfer TO Libby where he staiC
until Just before Richmond was evacuated.
G. A. Potter, formerly of the LIST Conn. III. A.
was in Washington last week attending TO hi
business as advance bill-poster for Forepaughl
Circus. lie has charge of quite force Of men
During the Winter he resides on his snug litt
farm near MoOsup Valley Railroad.
TAKEN FROM THE PooRHoUsE.
very worthy case, that of VIM. Firden, o
Elizabeth Township, Pa, was settled by th,
Commissioner Of Pensions few days ago. anC
its history is quite interesting. The claiman
is an old man who was an inmate of the Count,
pOOrhOuse because has application for pension
filed in 1851, had been rejected on a techni
cality. Mr.. Firden had three sons in the army
one Of whom was killed at Gettysburg, ant
another wounded, who is receiving barely suiii
Gent pension 10 keep himself out of the poor
house. The attention Of Gen. Black was calleC
10 this case through private correspondence
which was placed personally in Gen. Black
hands. He had the matter investigated, ant
allowed the pension. As soon as the paper
were prepared the documents were sent &
Pittsburg, which takes from the County poor
house the father Of three Pennsylvania soldiers
HE LOVED NOT WISELY BUT TOO MANY.
proposed wedding among the Fashionable
colOred people Of the city last week took sur
prising turn from four wOuld-be brides pre-
scnting themselves at the church where TIA
ceremony was TO take place The intende,
bridegroom scented the danger from afar, an,
probably took TO the woods for he has not beef
heard OF since.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
II is denied with seeming authority that tn
President coniemplates calling an extra session
Of Congress. There is no apparent necessit,
for il now and will not be unless something un
expected is developed by the condition of tn
public accounts al the close Of the fiscal year
june 30.
OUR LAWMAKERS.
Senator Spooner and family, OF Wisconsin
sailed for Europe last week on the "Servia.